Young offenders in 2006 Toronto terrorism case

Among the 17 arrests during the 2006 Toronto terrorism case were five youths whose names could not be published because of the provisions of Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act. One of them had the charges against him dropped nine months after his arrest and two others have been released on bail.

Two of the youths were former Hindus, who converted to Islam, similar to older suspect Steven Vikash Chand who also used to be Hindu.

John Doe found guilty

Represented by lawyer Mitchell Chernovsky, the sole youth whose case went to trial was found guilty on conspiracy.National Post, [http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=fb8e207e-2c1f-46e6-bfcb-d6be4e6c0f5f ] , September 25 2008]

John Doe #1

John Doe #1, who was 15 years old at the time of the arrest, was a Grade 10 student at Stephen Leacock Collegiate in Toronto. He had converted to Islam from Hinduism several years earlier, upsetting his mother. [http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=21f55393-b9c8-4472-b947-3b72c2348853 Teen terror suspects swept up in religion ] ] He is said to have hung out with 19-year-old Amin Mohamed Durrani. His math textbook was taken by police as evidence. [ [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1149371435839 TheStar.com - Page Not Found ] ]

Sharing a room with his older brother, he was an avid soccer player, and hoped to grow up to become a veterinarian. He was often mentioning wanting a pet dog. He faked a school outing, as an excuse to attend a survival camp with another of the young offenders. He told his mother that he had nightmares and fears about deserting Islam, concerned that he would go to hell. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060703.wxyouth03/BNStory/National/home globeandmail.com: National ] ]

Represented by attorney Michael Block, he was denied bail on June 27, 2006, but was granted bail for CA$15,000 on July 16, 2006 in another hearing, and was released to his parents.http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=942212006]

All charges against him were dropped on February 23, 2007. [ [http://www.torontosun.com/News/2007/02/23/3658886.html TorontoSun.com - News - Teen terror suspect freed ] ]

John Doe #2

John Doe #2, who was 17 at the time of the alleged incident, was a Grade 12 student at Stephen Leacock Collegiate in Toronto. He had recently converted to Islam from Hinduism, which resulted in fights with his parents, and his alleged prayer in secret. He is said to have hung out with 19-year-old Amin Mohamed Durrani. He was denied bail on June 27, 2007.

John Doe #3

John Doe #3 was also a student at Stephen Leacock Collegiate.

Unknown

One of the five offenders was arrested in a warehouse alongside Saad Khalid, the two had been lining cardboard boxes with plastic, to store the fertilizer. [http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/story/ot-plot20060608.html]

All five youths were held at the Maplehurst Correctional Center in Milton, Ontario, three were released on bail in July 2006. Three youths, it is unclear if they are the same three, had all charges stayed by September 2007. [ [http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/260004 TheStar.com | Canada | Homegrown terror case goes to trial ] ]

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